refactor!: create a new core module

This lets protocols, such as Gossipsub, to be more agnostic to the
specific version of go-libp2p they are running on. Instead they depend
only on a specific version of an interface.

The core module should remain fairly stable. After some time we could
consider cutting a v1 release. But for now it will follow a patch or
match versioning. If it's a patch compatible change only the patch
number will change, if not it will match the version of go-libp2p.

Author: MarcoPolo

core/RELEASE.md

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Release Guidelines
+
+## Recommended Reading
+
+- https://go.dev/doc/modules/managing-source
+
+## Process
+
+1. Collect the relevant commits:
+
+```
+git log --pretty=format:"%h %s %an <%ae>" -- core/
+```
+
+or
+
+```
+jj log --no-graph -T 'commit_id.short() ++ " " ++ description.first_line() ++ " " ++ author ++ "\n"' core
+```
+
+2. If it's a patch compatible change, only update the patch number. Otherwise,
+   match the version number of the last go-libp2p release.
+
+3. `git tag core/$VERSION` With the following loose template (adjust as needed)
+
+```
+vX.Y.Z – [Release type: Major | Minor | Patch]
+
+Summary:
+- Short sentence describing the purpose of the release (e.g. new feature, bugfixes, breaking changes).
+
+Changes:
+- [Added/Changed/Fixed] <package/type/function>: <short description>
+- [Added/Changed/Fixed] <package/type/function>: <short description>
+- …
+
+Breaking Changes (if any):
+- <Describe removed/renamed types, functions, or changed behavior>
+- <Mention minimum supported Go version if bumped>
+
+Notes:
+- <Optional: migration instructions, links to changelog, docs, or release notes>
+```
+
+4. Publish the tag `git push origin core/$VERSION`

core/go.mod

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+module github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core
+
+go 1.24.6
+
+require (
+	github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.3.5
+	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.4.0
+	github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.5.0
+	github.com/libp2p/go-buffer-pool v0.1.0
+	github.com/libp2p/go-flow-metrics v0.2.0
+	github.com/mr-tron/base58 v1.2.0
+	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.16.0
+	github.com/multiformats/go-multicodec v0.9.1
+	github.com/multiformats/go-multihash v0.2.3
+	github.com/multiformats/go-multistream v0.6.1
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
+	go.uber.org/mock v0.5.2
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.6
+)
+
+require (
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0 // indirect
+	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.10 // indirect
+	github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1 // indirect
+	github.com/minio/sha256-simd v1.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/multiformats/go-base32 v0.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/multiformats/go-base36 v0.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/multiformats/go-multibase v0.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/multiformats/go-varint v0.0.7 // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.13.1 // indirect
+	github.com/spaolacci/murmur3 v1.1.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.39.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20250606033433-dcc06ee1d476 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.25.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.15.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.33.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.34.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
+	lukechampine.com/blake3 v1.4.1 // indirect
+)

core/go.sum

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
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core/tools.go

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+//go:build tools
+
+package core
+
+import (
+	_ "go.uber.org/mock/mockgen"
+)

go.mod

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ retract v0.36.0 // Accidentally modified the tag.
 require (
 	github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.3.5
 	github.com/davidlazar/go-crypto v0.0.0-20200604182044-b73af7476f6c
-	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.4.0
 	github.com/flynn/noise v1.1.0
 	github.com/google/gopacket v1.1.19
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3
@@ -23,9 +22,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.18.0
 	github.com/koron/go-ssdp v0.0.6
 	github.com/libp2p/go-buffer-pool v0.1.0
-	github.com/libp2p/go-flow-metrics v0.2.0
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-asn-util v0.4.1
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-testing v0.12.0
+	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core v0.43.0-rc2
 	github.com/libp2p/go-msgio v0.3.0
 	github.com/libp2p/go-netroute v0.2.2
 	github.com/libp2p/go-reuseport v0.4.0
@@ -34,13 +33,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/marcopolo/simnet v0.0.1
 	github.com/marten-seemann/tcp v0.0.0-20210406111302-dfbc87cc63fd
 	github.com/mikioh/tcpinfo v0.0.0-20190314235526-30a79bb1804b
-	github.com/mr-tron/base58 v1.2.0
 	github.com/multiformats/go-base32 v0.1.0
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.16.0
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr-dns v0.4.1
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr-fmt v0.1.0
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multibase v0.2.0
-	github.com/multiformats/go-multicodec v0.9.1
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multihash v0.2.3
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multistream v0.6.1
 	github.com/multiformats/go-varint v0.0.7
@@ -71,13 +68,17 @@ require (
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/francoispqt/gojay v1.2.13 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.10 // indirect
+	github.com/libp2p/go-flow-metrics v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.66 // indirect
 	github.com/mikioh/tcpopt v0.0.0-20190314235656-172688c1accc // indirect
 	github.com/minio/sha256-simd v1.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/mr-tron/base58 v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/multiformats/go-base36 v0.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/multiformats/go-multicodec v0.9.1 // indirect
 	github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 // indirect
 	github.com/pion/dtls/v2 v2.2.12 // indirect
 	github.com/pion/dtls/v3 v3.0.6 // indirect

go.sum

@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-asn-util v0.4.1 h1:xqL7++IKD9TBFMgnLPZR6/6iYhawHKHl9
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-asn-util v0.4.1/go.mod h1:d/NI6XZ9qxw67b4e+NgpQexCIiFYJjErASrYW4PFDN8=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-testing v0.12.0 h1:EPvBb4kKMWO29qP4mZGyhVzUyR25dvfUIK5WDu6iPUA=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-testing v0.12.0/go.mod h1:KcGDRXyN7sQCllucn1cOOS+Dmm7ujhfEyXQL5lvkcPg=
+github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core v0.43.0-rc2 h1:1X1aDJNWhMfodJ/ynbaGLkgnC8f+hfBIqQDrzxFZOqI=
+github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core v0.43.0-rc2/go.mod h1:NYeJ9lvyBv9nbDk2IuGb8gFKEOkIv/W5YRIy1pAJB2Q=
 github.com/libp2p/go-msgio v0.3.0 h1:mf3Z8B1xcFN314sWX+2vOTShIE0Mmn2TXn3YCUQGNj0=
 github.com/libp2p/go-msgio v0.3.0/go.mod h1:nyRM819GmVaF9LX3l03RMh10QdOroF++NBbxAb0mmDM=
 github.com/libp2p/go-netroute v0.2.2 h1:Dejd8cQ47Qx2kRABg6lPwknU7+nBnFRpko45/fFPuZ8=